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L. s. CHADWICK STOVE Filed April 25,1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Mar. 10, 1925,

UNITED sTArEs LEES. CHADWICK, 'OF'SHAKER'HEIGHTS winner :oH- o, ASSIGNOR TO (THE CLEVE- LAND METAL PRODUCTS :ooMimN-y, or CLEVELAND, omo, n oonroaamon or OHIO.

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Application filed a ruzs, 19 23. .Serial No..6 34,417.

To all whom itmqqz concern:

Be it known that 1, LEE S. ,GHADWIQ a citizen of the United States, residing .at Shaker Heights Village, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of-Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Stoves, of which .the following ,is a full, clear, and exact description,.referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relatesto stoves, and it has to do more particularly with liquid fuel stoves especially-.ofthe so-called knockdown variety which are usually constructed of sheetmeta-l, the terin' knockdown referring to a construction which nay be readily disassembled, as forshipmentiand storage.

The objects of theinvention are .to provide a stove structure incorporating a base having an opening above which .a burner is situated and beneath which. a. trayis removably supported in a position-to catch any boiled over food, dirt, oilwhich may drain from the burner or char which may drop fronrthe wick; toprovide suitable guides beneath .the base for properly supporting the tray yet allowing convenient removal thereof; to provideguides' for tlie..aforesaid purpose which-normally repose, preferably through 1 gravity, in operative position 1 but which may be shifted or foldedwithiu the element of the stovexstructure by which they are carried tothe end that..,the same may be made compact for shipment. or storage; to provide meansforrigidlysustaining the burner fromithe stove base and which is of such a nature that oil which runs down the burner will notfollowsaid supporting means to the top surface ofthebase butwill be diverted to the [tray that .'is.@su=pported therebelow; and to provideavery; rigid and strong, stove construction through .WhiGhUthe foregoing objects are attained and which ,is comparatively economical of manufacture.

The objects above enumerated, withothers hereinafter 1 appearing, .are; attained 5 .in-jthe construction illustrated .in the accOmp l yillg drawings wherein Fig.. 1 is ,a front elevation of a liquid fuel stoveincorporating. my invention Zisaseetional ,planonthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a;.longitudinal,s ection. through.,.the stove-structure in the region ofthe base.and;shows.,the,.tray supported by. the, guides; from the. baseilFig. i 4

means for deflecting into the tray any oi l whichdrains from the burner; Fig. 9..1s. a sectionon the line 9..9 of .Fig. :8; F ig. 10 ,isa perspective view of the. deflector thatj is incorporated ,in the burner support; and Fig. 1 1 is a view,.simi 1ar to Fig. 8, of an al- .ternatiue form of. burner support.

The stove structure, generally, comprises a top land pan 2 that are supported at. their four; corners by legs3. The connections be tween. the top 1, pan 2 andlegsfi nay be of any approved. nature which. enables the parts to be readily connected and disconnected for the purpose of. assembly or disassembly. In fact,.in these respects, the structuremay .follow the usual practice in the construction of knock-down stoves.

The .stove .base is designated sand-the sameis shown as formed of sheet metal with aperipheralflange. 6 having the. lower edge portions of its front,-rea1yand endsections turned u pwardly,,as shownat 'Z', and a bar 8 e tends along th in r id o th front sectionof the peripheral flange-6 ,for the vpurpose of impartingstahil ty to the structure. The base is detachably, connected to the legs 2 by bolts 10.

While the stove structure nay be of a size, to accommodate any desired number of burners, I have, for convenience, shown a two'burner stove, the right hand burner, as thestove is, viewedin, Fig. l, ,b, e ing of the ordinary.s,ize,1while the left hand one is a socalled fgiant -,burner. The burners are designated 12. Below each bunner'thebase has a opening 13- T stitfengthe ba e about the openings and improve the appearance, thereo the ateria of the as is Jflangeddownwerdly about. Said openingsv.-.At .its forward fside, each burneris sup per edir t el a t eshan a j stabl lea ha i amade pio .apa -.1 which 4. ipe d from t u n 'n r Par hie .lnte loek .b)'. a,-.tQ s e-l wi h -251, l o bae, th P rt or rlannin JandLb in draw -toget erbx.aeboltrlathatrisens i 7 pipe.

through an opening in the part 16 and a slot in the part 15. Interposed between'the parts 15 and 16 is a deflector 20, shown in perspective in Fig. 9, which is flared at its upper end and directed rearwardly at its lower end and provided with a bead 21 which extends over and downwardly about the upper end of a slot 22 through which the bolt 19 passes. From this construction it will be seen that any oil dripping from the burner and flowing down the part 15 willbe. caught by the deflector 20 and prevented from com ing into contact with the part 16 or the bolt 19 through either of which it might ultimately reach the top surface of the base 5;

The space between the top 1 and base 5 is closed at each end by a panel 21 and at the rear by a back wall 22.

A fluid fuel supply pipe 25 leads from a fuel reservoir 26, that is supported from and beyond one end of the stove,.through an aperture in the adjacent end panel 21 lengthwise across the base and through an aperture in the opposite end panel, the pipe being clamped to ledges 32 that are secured to the end panels. The rear sides of the burners 12 are supported from the pi e 25 by elbow fittings 34 through which the urners have communicative connection with the Clamps 36 bind the fittings to the pipe in accordance with common practice.

A tray 40 is removably supported below the base 5 by tray supporting members or guides 41. Each guide is composed ofan angle bar to the ends of which extensions or arms 42 are secured, said arms being shown as identical, and the connection between the arms and the angle bar may be effected by spot welding. Perforated offset portions 43 of the arms are pivotally supported upon the inner ends of screws 45 which are extended through apertures in the front and rear portions of the peripheral flange'ti, and screws being held in place by nuts 46. It will be observed, especially from Fig. 6, that the arms 42 are outside the nuts so; that there will be no binding to interfere with the free movement of the arms upon their pivots. The ends of the arms opposite the guides 41 are turned inwardly to form abutment portions 47 for engagementwith' the underside ofthe base 5. The parts are-so proportioned that when the abutments 47 engage the-underside of the base the guides 41 are held in a position with their tray supportingflanges horizontal. I a a The I tray is dished to a proper depth throughout its central portion and about each of itsend's it is flanged downwardly slightly asindicated at 48 and its longitudinal edges are extended downwardly and slightly inwardly to provide flanges 49 which make aconvenient means of grasping the tray for the-purpose of withdrawing it fromthe guides 41... The tray is symmetrical and accordingly may be reversed so that no care need be exercised as to which side of the tray is inserted first. It is properly positioned with respect to the openings in the base by the engagement of its rear corners with stops 50 which are applied to the horizontal flanges of the guides 41.

The guides 41 retain their normal position through gravity, but when the stove is disassembled the guides may be swung within the base as illustrated in Fig.4 to render the: base more compact for storage and shipment.- This obviates the need of removing the guides from the base for said purposes. Furthermore, the guides are thus protected against deformation through rough handling in moving or shipment or by having undue weight imposed upon them during storage; and also by having the guides permanently connected to the base, thepossibility of inexperienced persons wrongly mounting or assembling them is avoided.

The importance of having the guides foldable into the base is better appreciated when it is explained how the stove is prepared for shipment. The legs 3, pan 2, and burner tray 40 are removed, leaving the top, base, back and end panels together, and the legs, pan and tray are wired to the back. Therefore, in the knocked down structure, the base is the lowest part (see Fig. 4) and if the guides protrude therefrom, they would be liable to become bent orotherwise damaged.

In Fig. 11 the part 16 of the burner support is shown as having its front end turned downwardly and connected to the flange that extends along thefront side of the opening in the base. Consequently there is no tendency for any oil which may run down the support to flow onto the top surface of the base, but the oil will more naturally follow the down turned end of the part 16 or the flange to which said end is connected and drop therefrom .to the tray below. Accordingly the deflector 20 may be omitted from this style of support. 7

Having thus described my invention, what. I claim is:

,1. In a stove structure, in combination with a base having an opening and a burner situated above said opening, guides disposed beneath the base, and a tray slidably supported by the guides beneath the said openmg. a

2. In a stove of the character set forth, a base having an opening and a burner situated above said opening, guides mova bly carried by the base, and a tray slidably supported by the guides beneath said opening of'the base, the guides normally occupying an extended position but being 'shiftable to a retracted position.

3. In a stove of thecharacter set forth, a base having an opening and a burner situated above said opening, tray supporting ing means normally occupying anextended operative position but being shiftable to a retracted position.

4. In a stove of thecharacter set forth, in combination, a basehaving an open ng and a burner situated above said opening,

tray supporting meansl'iingedly connected tothe base and normally depending in operative position therebelow, a tray removably supported by said means beneatlrthe opening of the base, the said tray supporting means being shiftable to a more compact position with respect to the base, as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a stove of the character set forth, the combination of a base having front and rear depending portions, the base being provided with an opening, anda burner situated above said opening, tray supporting members spaced apart longitudinally of the base, said members having extensions, pivotal connect-ion between the extensions and the base, and a' tray supportedby the members beneath the opening of the base.

6. In a stove of the ,charzicter set forth, the combination of a base having depending portions at its front and rear sides,-the base being provided with an opening, a burner situated above the opening,'tray supporting members spaced-apart longitudinally otlthe base, each member having end extensions that are provided with apertures, screws extended through the depending portions of the base'ande11teri11g-tlie apertures in said extensions thereby to pivotally connect the members to the base, nuts applied to the screws for clamping them to the base extensions, said nuts being interposed between the depending portions of the base and said extensions, and a tray supported by the mem bers beneath the opening of the base.

7. In a stove of the character set forth, the combination of a base having depending portions at its front and rear sides, the base having an opening, a burner situated above said opening, guides beneath and spaced apart longitudinally of the base, the guides having end extensions that are provided with bearing apertures intermediate their ends, pivot members projecting inwardly from the depending portions of the base and within the bearing apertures of said extensions, the ends of the extensions remote from the guides engaging a part of the base to sustain the guides in operative position, and a tray supported by the guides beneath the opening of the base.

8. In a knock-down stove, the combination of a structure involving a top and a base and means connecting them together and spacing them apart, the base having an opening, a burner supported above the opening, legs' removably conne'cted to thestructure for supporting the same-with the base a suitable distance above the floor, tray supporting members carried by the base and normally depending therebelow, and a tray reinovably sustained by said members below the base, the members being retractable above the bottom plane of the base as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a knock-downstove, the combination of a top, a .base having a peri pheral depending flange and provided with an ably connected to, the'base for supporting it at a suitable elevation, a burner supported above "the opening of the base, tray support ing members movably carried *by the'base and normally depending below the plane of the lower edge of said peripheral iflange, a

burner tray removably supported by, said members, the membersbeing retractable within speoifie the base as andffor. the purpose -longitudinally of the base and having end branches disposedinside opposed portions of the peripheral flange, means extended through said portions of the flange and whereon 'the branches of'sa-id members are pivoted, and a burner tray removably-supported by the members.

lL-In a stove structure ofthecha-racter set forth, the combination of a base having an opening, a burner supported above said opening, guides movably connected to the base and spaced apart longitudinally there of, a tray slidable upon the guides to a position beneath the opening of the base, and stops carried by the guides for so positioning the tray, the guides normally depending below the base and being retractable to a position above the bottom plane of the base, as and for the purpose specified.

12. In a stove structure of the character set forth, involving a base, the base having an opening, a burner supported above said opening, guides depending below and spaced apart longitudinally of the base, and a tray having end portions arranged to slide upon the guides and having at its front and rear edges means for withdrawing the tray from the guides, the tray being substantially symmetrical and therefore reversible as to its position with respect to the base.

13. In a stove structure of the character set forth the combination of a base having an opening, a liquid fuel burner, and means sustaining said burner above the opening of the base, said means including a support which has its upper end connected to the opening, members connecting together and spacing apart thetop and base, :legs removburner and its lower end connected to the base, the support incorporating deflecting means for diverting any oil which drains from the burner down said support through the opening of the base.

14:. In a stove structure of the character set forth the combination of a base having an opening, a tray removably supported beneath the base and below said opening, a liquid fuel burner, means sustaining the burner above the opening of the base, said means including a support made up of top and bottom overlapped sections and having its upper end connected to the burner and its lower end connected to the base and a defiector inserted between the sections of the support for diverting any oil which drips from the burner along said support into the tray, thereby to prevent said oil from reaching the base. 15. Ina stove structure of the character set forth involving a base, the base having an opening, a burner supported above said openlng, guides depending below and spaced apart longitudinally of the base, and a tray having end portions arranged to slide upon the guides and having depending flanges along its front and rear edges which con stitu te means for withdrawing the tray from the guides, the tray being substantially symmetrical and therefore reversible as to its position with respect to the base.

16. In a stove structure of the character set forth, the combination of a base having an opening, a tray removably supported beneath the base and below said opening, a liquid fuel burner, and means sustaining the burner above the opening of the base, said means including a support having its upper endconnected to the burner and its lower end connected to the base and incorporating a deflector for diverting any oil which drips from the burner along said support into the tray, thereby to prevent said oil from reaching the base.

17. In a stove structure of the character set forth the combination of a base having an opening, a tray removably supported beneath the base and below said opening, a liquid fuel burner, and means sustaining said burner above the opening of the base, said means including a support which has its upper end connected to the burner and its lower end connected to the base in such manner that any oil which drains from the burner along said support is diverted into the tray and prevented from reaching the top surface of the base.

18 In a stove structure of the character set forth the combination of a base having an opening that is flanged along one side, a

tray supported below said opening, a liq-- uid fuel burner, and means sustaining the burner above the opening of the base, said means including a support having its upper end connected to the burner and its lower end turned downwardly and secured to the aforesaid flange whereby any oil which drains from the burner down said support will be diverted to the tray and prevented from reaching the top surface of the base.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature. a

LEE S. GHADWICK. 

